Dr. Vandana Shiva is Coach Betty's honored guest on this CBL Special Podcast edition. It was a thrill and pleasure to interview the Queen of the "Native Seed" Movement. Dr. Shiva, visiting from India, spoke to an audience filled with fans and supporters at Dominican University in San Rafael, California on Wednesday evening.  Her opening remarks were, "There is so much to celebrate, but we are in a mess."

Her passionate message focuses on banning all chemical fertilizers and returning to organic gardening and the native seed. Her view is that the native seed is going through a holocaust as Corporations are controlling seed supply.  Over 250,000 Indian Farmers have committed suicide because of large indebtedness to these Corporations. Her call to action was directed at each individual as she said, "Things change because the fear disappears." Dr. Shiva urged women to take back the control of food for the future of our planet.

She has recently been named one of the 7 most influential women in the world by Forbes Magazine. Click on her name below for this 8 minute interview.

Vandana Shiva

One of the world's most renowned environmentalists, Dr. Vandana Shiva is the founder of Navdanya, an international movement to protect the diversity and integrity of living resources, especially native seeds, and the promotion of organic farming and fair trade. A global thinker, scientist and acclaimed author on the issues of food access, production and distribution, Dr. Shiva sits on the National Board of Organic Standards of India and Prince Charles panel of experts on Sustainable Agriculture, and also chairs the Commission on the Future of Food in Italy.

Trained as a Physicist with a Ph.D. on the subject of Hidden Variables and Non-locality in Quantum Theory from the University of Western Ontario in Canada, Dr. Shiva has received honorary Doctorates from University of Paris, University of Western Ontario, University of Oslo and Connecticut College. In 2003 she was named an environmental her by Time Magazine.

To learn more about Dr. Shiva and her fabulous work…VandanaShiva.org and Navdanya.org.

"The future of our world depends on how we steward our land, soil, water, and seeds, and pass them on to future generations."

- Dr. Vandana Shiva

This movie will be healing just to watch it!

Watch the trailer for the movie, Equinisity…you will not see programs like this anywhere else in the world. A life changing message of Oneness and Love found when reconnecting with the innocence and wonder of our inner child.

or follow this link: http://www.lizmittenryan.com/workshop_trailer.html

Liz and the Herd

This is real footage of participants (I was one of the lucky ones) from all over the world who came together at the Gateway 2 Ranch in British Columbia, Canada to receive the E.A.R.T.H. (Equine Assisted Re-connective Therapy and Healing) program. The ranch is the home to author Liz Mitten Ryan, her husband, and their sixteen horses, dogs, cats and Tesoro, the steer. In this pristine setting, all things properly align for the highest earthly vision human beings can possibly experience.

My own personal journey at Gateway 2 was nothing short of miraculous. I confronted and faced fears from my childhood about how powerless I felt in the presence of these enormous animals. Within a week, I went from shaky and scared in the paddock on Monday, to falling off Luxy (the largest horse in the herd) on Tuesday, and by Friday I experienced a godlike feeling as I walked Epona (a beautiful mare in the herd) to the playground and through the obstacle course.

Liz Mitten Ryan

In addition to that miracle, there were energies on the land, amongst the rock formations, that actually helped heal my tailbone from the fall. I was named “most improved player” by my supportive tribe of fellow participants. When you open yourself to be vulnerable, get very quiet inside, and ALLOW…you are available to be healed by the Oneness of the universe. I am here to tell about it, but it is not only my story…please listen in to the following interviews with other participants and practitioners from Gateway 2 Ranch.

Inspire yourself and check out more at LizMittenRyan.com.

Liz Mitten Ryan, Author, Gateway 2 Ranch

Dana Williams, Healing Artist

Serah Roer, fellow participant

Tyhson, Dowser and fellow participant

Billa deVries, Land Shaman

What does it feel like to be surrounded by true love?

When have you experienced a deep connection to the planet where you have felt at One with the universe?